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  • Made a mistake in the Prostration of Forgetfulness - what to do? Date: 22-5-2023

    If one doubts or makes a mistake in sujood as-sahu, then does he/she perform another sujood as-sahu after the salam? Please give answer for both forgetting/making a mistake in both the sujood as-sahu before salaam and the one done after the salaam. .. More

  • Fumbled in Taslim and Repeated As-Salam Alaikum Date: 15-3-2023

    Assalamualaikum,Often during tasleem, I fumble and my 'alaikum' becomes almost like 'alaium'. In the case, if I say 'Assalamu Alaikum' again, is my prayer valid? Do I have to do sujud al-sahw? How should I do sujud al-sahw in this case? .. More

  • Said Takbeer after Prostration Late and His Father Raised His Head Before Hearing Him Date: 25-8-2021

    As Salaamu Alaikum.While praying Isha prayer I was leading my father in prayer when I raised my head from sujood and sat before saying takbeer my father also raised his head lit bit from sujood not fully and he went back to sujood again .so is My father's prayer valid? .. More

  • Praying Behind an Imam Who Does Not Put His Nose on the Ground when Prostrating Date: 4-8-2021

    What is the ruling on praying behind an imam who does not observe one of the pillars well such as not putting nose on the ground? Is the prayer of the followers valid?Pls do not refer me to other FATWA .. More

  • When to Point with the Index Finger in Prayer and When to Perform the Prostrations for Forgetfulness Date: 3-8-2021

    Assalamu Alaikum 1) When should we point our index finger in salah? Is it from the beginning of athahiyyath or while saying " lailaha illallah "? 2)what should we recite before tasleem in sujood sahv? Jazakkallahu khairan .. More

  • Details Pertaining to Prostration for Forgetfulness Date: 29-9-2019

    How do you perform sujood of forgetfulness? Do you do it before salam (ending prayer) or after and how do you do it? And when should you do it? .. More

  • Prostration of Forgetfulness after Sunrise Date: 28-7-2019

    A person finishes Fajr before the end of its time, but after the prayer when doing the forgetfulness prostration sunrise enters. Is the salah valid? What if a person finishes Fajr outside its time and performed the forgetfulness prostration after the prayer during sunrise? .. More

  • No Prostration for Forgetfulness if one Repeats the Tashahhud Date: 8-2-2018

    During 4 rakhat Salah, after 2 rakhat when we recite tashahud, if a person forgets the tashahud in the middle of the recitation but remember it sooner and recite the Tashahud one more time from the beginning. Is the Salah valid or he has to repeat the Salah? .. More

  • Reciting the Ibraaheemic prayers forgetfully in first Tashahhud Date: 29-12-2017

    Assalaamu alaykum. Question 1: In a four Rak‘ah (unit of prayer) prayer, I read At-Tahiyaat and the Darud ("Allahumma salli ‘ala Muhammadin...") in the second rak‘ah in the sitting positionforgetfully, now do I have to do Sujood Sahw (prostration of forgetfulness) or not? Question 2: If I lost many prayers (by not performing them) before.. More

  • Sitting for Jilsat Al-Istiraahah out of forgetfulness Date: 1-11-2017

    Asssalaamu alaykum. Suppose that I do not usually do Jalsat Al-Istiraahah (briefly sitting) after the odd unit of prayer. If I mistakenly sit after odd unit of prayer thinking that it is the second or fourth one to say the Tashahhud, but before reciting anything I remember and get up, should I then do perform Sujood As-Sahw (prostration of forgetfulness).. More

  • Reciting Tashahhud after Sujood as-Sahw in Hanbali School Date: 2-7-2017

    Assalaamu alaykum, Shaykh. Thanks for responding, but your reply did not answer my question; I asked you whether is it obligatory or just Sunnah to recite Tashahud after Sujood Sahw(prostration of forgetfulness)if it is done after the Tasleem (ending the prayer with the Salaam greeting) according to the Hanbali school? .. More

  • Forgetting to sit for first Tashahhud in prayer Date: 1-7-2017

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. I prayed the Thuhr, and instead of sitting for the Tashahhud after the second Rak‘ah (unit of prayer), I started to pray another one and then remembered that I missed the Tashahhud, so I completed the Rak‘ah and did Tashahhud. Also, while praying this Rak‘ah, I felt that the second prostration.. More

  • Performing Sujood as-Sahw with imaam before finishing Tashahhud Date: 7-5-2017

    Assalaamu alaykum. I was praying the ‘Asr prayer and got to the last unit of prayer and was saying the Tahiyyaat. Because I have a speech problem, I got delayed on the Tahiyyaat, and the imam performed Sujood Sahw(prostration of forgetfulness). I performed the Sujood Sahw with him and the congregation but then afterwards (before the Salam) did the.. More

  • Sujood as-Sahw and Tasleem according to Hanbali School Date: 13-11-2016

    Assalaamu alaykum. I know when the prostration of forgetfulness is due in prayer, but please teach me what to read and how according to Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal's School of Thought. 1. Let us say that two prostrations of forgetfulness are performed after reading the Tashahhud only? Or should that be after Tashahhud and Darood? Or after Tashahhud, Darood,.. More

  • Ruling on Sujood As-Sahw in Maaliki School Date: 7-10-2016

    Assalaamu alaykum. Were there Maaliki's who considered Sujood As-Sahw (prostration of forgetfulness) as only recommended? .. More

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